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EPD ready for emergencies amid ST Uwan threat

Published Nov 9, 2025 02:10 pm
EPD conducts simultaneous accounting of its Search and Rescue (SAR) Team as Reactionary Standby Support Force in preparation for Super Typhoon Uwan. (Photo from EPD)
EPD conducts simultaneous accounting of its Search and Rescue (SAR) Team as Reactionary Standby Support Force in preparation for Super Typhoon Uwan. (Photo from EPD)

The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Sunday, Nov. 9, said it is on full alert and ready to respond to any emergencies in anticipation of the possible effects of Super Typhoon Uwan in Metro East cities.

EPD District Director Brig. Gen. Aden T. Lagradante said the district’s Search and Rescue Team, along with personnel from the PaMaMariSan CPS, District Mobile Force Battalion (DMFB), and District Headquarters (DHQ), are fully equipped and on standby for possible search and rescue, evacuation, and relief operations.

In preparation, the EPD conducted a simultaneous accounting of its Search and Rescue (SAR) Team as part of the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF), alongside the inspection of disaster response equipment and resources.

The activity was simultaneously carried out across the four EPD city police stations—Pasig, Mandaluyong, Marikina, and San Juan, as well as the DMFB and DHQ.

According to the EPD, the initiative aimed to ensure the full operational readiness of all personnel, vehicles, and disaster response equipment for immediate deployment in case of emergencies. It also sought to strengthen coordination among EPD units, enhance situational awareness, and guarantee that adequate manpower and logistical resources are in place for possible rescue, relief, and recovery operations.

Lagradante added that the EPD continues to coordinate closely with local government units (LGUs), barangays, and other concerned agencies to ensure public safety amid the expected inclement weather.

“Nanatiling alerto at handa ang buong pwersa ng Eastern Police District na tumugon sa anumang uri ng emerhensiya para sa kapakanan ng mamamayan (The entire EPD force remains on alert and committed to safeguarding the welfare of residents within its area of responsibility),” EPD said.
As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) maintained its strength as it battered Luzon and parts of the Visayas, bringing life-threatening winds, heavy rainfall, and a high risk of coastal flooding.

On its forecast track, the center of Uwan’s eye is expected to continue moving over the coastal waters of Catanduanes, passing near Calaguas and Polillo Islands on Sunday morning and afternoon, respectively, before making landfall at or near peak intensity—as a super typhoon or upper-limit typhoon—over the central portion of Aurora late Sunday evening or early Monday, Nov. 10.

From Monday to Tuesday, Nov. 11, Uwan is forecast to turn northwestward to northward while maintaining typhoon intensity.
By Wednesday, Nov. 12, it is expected to move northeast toward the Taiwan Strait, gradually weakening, and is projected to make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday, Nov. 13, before rapidly weakening over land and emerging near the Ryukyu Islands as a remnant low or weak tropical depression.

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